Centrifugal blower
A first fitting part P of a first case 4 a and a second fitting part Q of a second case 4 b are concave-and-protrusion fitted to each other, a first ridge 4 g and a second ridge 4 i in which center lines extend in parallel to an axial direction are overlapped with each other in a radial direction at wall surfaces of the first fitting part P and the second fitting part Q facing to each other, and the first ridge 4 g and the second ridge 4 i mesh with each other while top parts 4 g 1, 4 i 1 thereof pressing the wall surfaces facing to each other in the circumferential direction.
1. A centrifugal blower including a case body that accommodates therein a centrifugal fan and a motor adapted to rotary drive the centrifugal fan, and configured to draw in air from a radial-direction middle part of the case body and discharge compressed air from a radial-direction outer side of the case body, wherein
the case body includes:
a first case configured to be assembled to cover the centrifugal fan, and provided with an intake opening part at the radial-direction middle part, and a first air blowing path formed at the radial-direction outer side; and
a second case configured to axially support the motor to be rotatable, and provided with a second air blowing path formed on an outer side of an outer-peripheral end part of the centrifugal fan in a radial direction, the second air blowing path being configured to be combined with the first air blowing path, and
the case body is assembled by a first fitting part provided to the first case and a second fitting part provided to the second case being concave-and-protrusion fitted to each other, a first ridge and a second ridge in which center lines extend in parallel to an axial direction being overlapped with each other in the radial direction at wall surfaces of the first fitting part and the second fitting part facing to each other, and the first ridge and the second ridge meshing with each other while top parts thereof pressing the wall surfaces facing to each other in the circumferential direction,
at each of circumferential-direction both side walls of the first fitting part provided projectingly in a plate shape from an outer-peripheral edge part of the first case, the first ridge in which the top part has a curved-surface shape and continues in a thickness direction is formed,
at each of both standing walls of the second fitting part having a concave shape and to be fitted to the first fitting part, the second ridge in which a width is narrower at an opening end side, and gradually becomes wider toward a bottom part side, is formed.
2. The centrifugal blower according to claim 1 , wherein a lead wire opening part from which a lead wire of the motor is led out is formed by the first fitting part and the second fitting part being fitted together.
3. The centrifugal blower according to claim 1 , wherein the case body is formed by the first case and the second case being overlapped with each other in the axial direction, and an elastically deformable lock piece provided to an outer-peripheral side part of the first case being locked to a lock part provided to an outer-peripheral side part of the second case.